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IA Il RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES.
calendar year 1885. DIVISION of Mining
Statistics and Technology. Washington:
Government Printing Office.
This volume, prepared under the direction
OF j. W. Powell, director of the United States
Geological Survey, and issued by the Depart
ment of the Interior, is q valuable report Of
mining statistics. Indirectlylt throws much
light upon the condition of the industries
which the product of the mines affect, and
also gives valuable information cOucUsning
m ner6ls which have no present value. IL
Gives as far as possible, the total yield OF the
mines for 1885. and the total value. The sta
tlSllcaI tables are numerous and apparently
accurate. The volume cannot but be of great
interest to all who are in any way connected
with mines and mining. 1t may be obtained
Dy sending postal note for 40c. to the Dlrec-
tor OF the United states Geological survey,
W ashlngton, d, Z.
ST. MICHAEL; a Romance. Translated from
the German of +. Werner, by Mrs. A. l..
Wlster, j. b. Lipplncott Company, Phlla-
delphla, publishers. Cloth 81 %.
Mrs. Wister has done her work well, and
the results a very charming story. When
one begins this story he doesn't want to stop
reading it until it is finished The plot is
good; the dialogue is excellent, and the char
acters are well drawn. 1t ought to meet with
quick favor.
MAGAZINES.
The February number of Century is full Of
good things 1t is difficult to see how it could
be better. The following are some of its
leading features: The oldest church in Lon
don; st. Bartholomew the Great, is described,
with Illustrations by Pencil. This church
guards Roman graves OF fifteen centuries ago,
EDWARD Atkinson, IN hi4 final paper on the
"RelaiIYe Strength and Weakness of Ma
TONS further demonstrat the wisdom of
national policy of slight armament and dis
cusses municipal debts. Wlaslow Homer
illustrates an article by William G. Church
on Nassau. "A Midwinter Resort" Rev.
Peter Cartwright, the famous Methodist
minister. Nv hose life 10 the history of his
church in the West for sixty years." finds
place by portrait and in numerous anecdotes
in the authorized Life of Lincoln. President
McCOsh. of Princeton. is the subject of an
article. The Century Company, Union
Square, New DIRK.
The Southern Bivouac for February opens
with continuation of Henry W. Austin's
article on MY Pilgrim Fathers, ;" in which
he takes view of that distinguished COM
pany quite different from that usually pre-
sented. paper certain to attract attention
Is devoted to Capt. John Cleves Symmes and
his theory Of polar Vod-a hollow and habit
able world. The writer sketches the life and
character Of this eccentric person clearly and
pleasantly, and the article contains much of
value relating to life in the West sixty years
ago. An account of the theory suggested by
capt. Symmes is given from original papers.
not in any controversial spirit, but merely to
mrke PLAIN what Symmes did believe. A
portrait of the theorlst and some of his own
designs accompanies the sketch. A second
paper on the fame subject will appear in
March. Southern Bivouac, Louisville, Ky.
The Brooklyn Magazine for February has
an article which will ENJOY a wide reading
l. is by Miss George Cayvans and is written
in answer to this question Can you advise
young women to adopt the stage?" and her
arguments pro and con are cleverly made,
anu have a decided interest. Following in
Importance in the contents of this number of
the Brook yn Is the publication or a humorous
poem by Gen. John A. Logan. now printed
for the first time, entitled ITO Mrs Smiths
Bonnet" The lines will be the first ntima-
ton to thousands that the dead General had
any DO -tical Inclinations. A third feature
that is most readable, and certainly very
witty, is Mrs. j. II Walworth's narrative IN
story form of My Beautiful Partisan
Cousin" The Brooklyn Magazine, l30- 1872
Pearl street, New York.
The Cosmopolitan for February has quite
large number of excellent articles Among
them are the following: "A Night in China
town." beautifully illustrated article by
! George II. Fitch, editor of San Francisco
| Chronicle. 1t sets forth in vivid and pictur-
esque language the appalling features of this
Chinese settlement in the heart of an Amer
can city. DR.. Edward w. Bemis' article en-
titled 1.-The Iron Octopus" ls an able and
timely discussion ota the railroad problem.
"What MONKEYS Know" by Henry Howard,
is VivacIOus ntrl1ution 10 that entertain
ing literature relative to the mental traits
and domestic HABITS of an interesting species
Of animals. Schlicht & Field Co, Rochester,
n. \.
In the February number Of Outing, Col.
Charles l.. Norton contributes technical ar
tice on lice Yachting" withsnumerous illus
tratiOns by Kelly. Wheelmen are now Justly
iubIlant over the completion of the most ex-
traN I'm aYN nv
Outings SPECIAL correspondent. His expert
ences in the Persian Capital form the subject
of this number-a fully illustrated article
The chapter of campaigning incidents from
the diary Il a United States army officer in
chase OfGerOnImO is illustrated by Reming-
ton. outing, l4O Nassau street. New York,
The North American Review has thirteen
fine articles. all of which have a special in
terest One, 1.-THE New South, Financially
Reviewed." by Marion J. Verdery, ought TO
find many readers in this as well as other Fec
tiOns OF the country. "Should Women be
Hanged is the subject OF an'article by Helen
Mar Wilks, which has especial interest at this
time, in view of the discussion which is now
going on about the case of Mrs. Druse in New
York. The North American, No. East
Fourteenth street, New York.
THERE is a queer evangelist now holding
religious meetings in Denver. Here are some
of his dogmatic utterances: mo man who
wears tight pants can be Christian. and no
woman who pays 81 for an eight-buttOn pair
of kid gloves can enter the kingdom of
Heaven. | see you girls are inclined TO kick
al that, bur | don't care. He'll is full of people
who kicked at the truth" This seems to be
an undoubted case of sam Jonessm.
The Sanitarian for January has number
of very valuable articles by the abest writers
on health subjects, The leading article in
the present number is on Health Insur-
ance," and is by DR.. Woods Hutchinson, OF
Iowa. The Sanitarian, lie Fulton street,
New York.
The Caterer for February IS one OF the best
numbers this magazine has yet published.
ANY one Of its articles is well worth the price
of the mum Der. 1t is magazine no household
ought to he without. The Caterer Publishing
Co., Philadelphia.